Biscuit Malt is a quality specialty malt produced by Dingemans® in Belgium. Biscuit Malt is a lightly roasted malt used in most Belgian Ales, American Ales, and British Ales sold worldwide. Biscuit Malt pairs well with darker roasts and adds a hint of biscuit malt to low-gravity bitters, mild Ale, and Brown Ale. Dingemans® Biscuit […]
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If I am homebrewing an IPA or a pale ale, I love using Bravo hops for their bittering qualities. I think this hop offers a lovely, smooth bitter finish to ales and has worked wonders in several of my homebrew recipes. If you haven’t used Bravo hops yet, my guide is going to show you
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Over the past 10-15 years, the craft beer scene in America blew up thanks to the myriad of breweries that opened. But what is a craft brewery? The Brewers Association states a craft brewery is a small and independent traditional brewing company. And you can find craft breweries in a myriad of different states. I
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The reason I started experimenting with Vojvodina hops is that this hop is massively underused both commercially and by homebrewers. I love trying out lesser-known types of hops, and I’m also a big fan of crafting up ales and lagers using the main noble hops (Hallertau Mittelfrüh, Saaz, Spalt, and Tettnanger). When I discovered that
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As someone who has brewed numerous Pale Ales and IPAs using different hops, I’m always looking to improve my own recipes and help others expand their homebrewing knowledge. This led me to try Apollo hops to find out if they work well in homebrewed ales. I have found Apollo hops to be an excellent high-alpha
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I’m always keen to try new hops in my homebrew recipes, and if the hop comes with an intriguing backstory, then it interests me even more. The history of Columbus hops fascinates me as its exact lineage and how it was bred are shrouded in mystery. I’ve used Columbus hops in several of my homebrews
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At first glance, a witbier and Hefeweizen may look similar. But if you give the beers a sip, you’ll realize they have many differences. Some of the differences, such as region (witbier is from Belgium and the Hefeweizen is from Germany), are typical, but these beers also differ in taste and contain different brewing ingredients.
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The first thing you will notice with Enigma hops is their intense and rich smell, but is their flavor enough to justify their use in homebrewed ales? My Enigma hops guide will go through the flavor profile of this fairly new Australian hop and the types of ales that can potentially be brewed with Engima.
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When I lived in Boston, I had a superpower. Every time I moved out of an apartment, within a few years (and sometimes less), a brewery would open up within a block of that apartment. In my early 20s, I lived on a dead-end street in Somerville. Shortly after I moved out of that apartment,
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Challenger is a unique British hop variety first introduced to the public in the 1970s. It is a dual-purpose hop and is sought after and enjoyed for its aromatic and bittering properties. Challenger Hops deliver delicate earthy and herbal aromas of sweet fruits, fresh green tea, and freshly cut Cedar Wood. These initial aromas precede
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